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I Used To think Jews Should Marry Jews, Now I Officiate Interfaith Weddings

By Rabbi Michael Satz

My journey to becoming a rabbi who officiates interfaith marriages wasn’t straightforward, and early in my...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Officiation, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

Language Shapes Reality

By Edmund Case

This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission. My friend Rabbi...

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Jews Like Me

By Aimee Ellis

At Jewish summer camp (Camp Tawonga, to be specific), I felt a little different than the other campers. I wasn’t...

Camp, Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion

Why I Changed My Mind

By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff

It was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make as a rabbi. To say no to my sister, who was getting married....

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Co-officiation, Officiation, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Weddings

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Proud to be LGBTQI and Interfaith

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Rabbi Mychal Copeland served as director of 18Doors/Bay Area until June, 2017 and is now the rabbi at Sha’ar...

Identity, LGBTQ, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

The Sacred Goal of Interfaith Family Inclusion

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

I recently got introduced to a children’s book called Zero by Kathryn Otoshi. It’s a book aimed at preschoolers,...

Books, LGBTQ, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

I’m a Rabbi and I Love Christmastime, Too

By Rabbi Keara Stein

I am a rabbi and I love Christmastime. I love the twinkling lights in the cool dark nights. I love listening...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Professionals Stories

The Tree Strikes a Chord Like No Other

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Recently, my colleague in Los Angles posted a question that piqued my interest on her personal Facebook page:...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion

Finding Prayer at Creating Change

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

From left: Rabbi Shoshana Conover from Temple Sholom, Rabbi Judith Golden from Or Chadash & Rabbi Ari Moffic...

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Start by Dropping the ‘Non-Jew’

By Lindsey Silken

This article was cross-posted on HuffingtonPost.com. As the editorial director at an organization that works...

Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

My Husband’s Not Jewish So I Can’t Be a Rabbi? That’s Crazy!

By The Jewish Daily Forward

This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in...

Professionals, Professionals Stories

Amidst Fighting…Intermarried Jews and Muslims Express Their Hopes for Peace

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Do you need a little lift amidst the conflict in the Middle East? A growing movement of Tweeters are telling...

Marriage, Parenting, Professionals Stories, Relationships

How I Met the Mother of My Children

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Mychal and Kirsti’s wedding ceremony Divinity school is an unlikely place for a rabbi to meet her spouse....

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The Choosing People

By Rabbi Rachel Saphire

On Yom Kippur in 2013, Rabbi Rachel Saphire of Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, MA, gave an inspiring sermon....

Clergy, High Holy Days, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

A Multicultural Passover, a Solemn Easter, and a Celebration of Spring

By Rabbi Miriam Jerris

401 Although I am part of an intercultural household, Passover has remained a distinctly Jewish holiday...

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